The Tartarus Key overview

Overview

The Tartarus Key comes from Vertical Reach and is published by Armor Games Studios. It arrived on Steam on May 31, 2023, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and DualShock Controller Support. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Tartarus Key's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 3 players at 13 September 2026 - 07:21:44 UTC, with a tracked peak near 21. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 93% positive across 294 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Tartarus Key is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Tartarus Key has sold up to 9,180 units and has 236 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $131,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Tartarus Key overview details

The Tartarus Key combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The last thing Alex Young remembers is being at home alone in her apartment… so why has she suddenly woken up in this strange mansion? All the doors are locked by bizarre puzzles and traps, there are cameras following her every move, and she keeps thinking she sees… things… out of the corner of her eye. If she wants to escape alive, along with the other captives she discovers, she’ll need to use her wits in this adventure thriller. Inspired by the look and feel of classic horror games, The Tartarus Key serves up a mystery filled with twists and turns, and more than a few deadly surprises. Rely on brains over brawn to help Alex survive, but beware - not everyone might make it out alive. Features: Escape a deadly mansion filled with dangerous traps, and rescue Alex’s fellow captives… or fail, and leave them to a grisly fate Uncover three different endings, and dig to the heart of the mansion and the strange secrets it and your captors hold Solve puzzles and challenges reminiscent of escape-the-room games in a variety of unsettling and bizarre scenarios A tense, atmospheric adventure that relies on puzzles and plot instead of combat or chase sequences The Team: Leonor Parra: Founder of Vertical Reach and the artist making The Tartarus Key as atmospheric and unsettling as possible. Hates jump scares and vowed to make a game that's downright spooky without them! Kevin Colegate: The programmer in charge of making a game that plays as smoothly as you remember the classics being! A lover of retro games, he hopes The Tartarus Key surprises people with its blend of authentic v…

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Tartarus Key is listed as a game with $7.99 (60% off from $19.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and DualShock Controller Support, and is associated with Adventure. SteamPulse's latest observation records 3 players at 13 September 2026 - 07:21:44 UTC, a tracked peak of 21, and 93% positive reviews.

Content descriptors

Implied acts of violence. Significant displays of blood. Infrequent depiction of alcohol consumption.

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Support and legal notes

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